One-way component of transmission mechanism

ABSTRACT

A transmission mechanism includes first and second transmission, first and second shafts, a clutch, and a one-way bearing. In the first gear, power is output through the first driving transmission and the one-way bearing; and in the second gear, the power is output through the clutch, the second driving transmission and the one-way bearing.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a division of U.S. application Ser. No. 15/660,499, filed on Jul. 26, 2017 and is based upon and claims the benefit of priority of the prior Taiwanese Patent Application No. 106116664, filed on May 19, 2017, the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

BACKGROUND 1. Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to transmission mechanisms, and, more particularly, to a transmission mechanism applicable to moving devices.

2. Description of Related Art

At present, the transmission mechanism used in general vehicles is not only complicated but also costly. In contrast, for golf carts, as the vehicle speed does not need to be too fast and there is no need for a complicated gearshift mechanism, it is not only costly but also not practical to use the transmission mechanism for general vehicles in golf carts.

Therefore, there is a need for a solution to address the aforementioned issues in the prior art.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

In view of the aforementioned shortcomings of the prior art, the present disclosure provides a transmission mechanism, which may include: a first transmission; a second transmission; a first shaft for driving the first transmission and the second transmission; a second shaft for driving the first transmission and the second transmission; a clutch furnished corresponding to the location of the second transmission for controlling the first shaft; and a one-way component furnished corresponding to the location of the second transmission for allowing the second transmission to actuate in cooperation with the one-way component.

The present disclosure further provides a one-way component, which may include: a first one-way bearing; a second one-way bearing coaxially connected to the first one-way bearing and moving in a different direction from the first one-way bearing; and a clutch connected to the second one-way bearing.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic mechanical diagram of a transmission mechanism in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic mechanical diagram of a transmission mechanism in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic mechanical diagram of a one-way component in accordance with the present disclosure; and

FIG. 4 is a planar rear view of FIG. 3 .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

The present disclosure is described by the following specific embodiments. Those with ordinary skills in the arts can readily understand other advantages and functions of the present disclosure after reading the disclosure of this specification. The present disclosure may also be practiced or applied with other different implementations. Based on different contexts and applications, the various details in this specification can be modified and changed without departing from the spirit of the present disclosure.

It should be noted that the structures, ratios, sizes shown in the drawings appended to this specification are to be construed in conjunction with the disclosure of this specification in order to facilitate understanding of those skilled in the art. They are not meant, in any ways, to limit the implementations of the present disclosure, and therefore have no substantial technical meaning. Without affecting the effects created and objectives achieved by the present disclosure, any modifications, changes or adjustments to the structures, ratio relationships or sizes, are to be construed as fall within the range covered by the technical contents disclosed herein. Meanwhile, terms, such as “above”, “below”, “first”, “second”, “one”, “a”, “an”, and the like, are for illustrative purposes only, and are not meant to limit the range implementable by the present disclosure. Any changes or adjustments made to their relative relationships, without modifying the substantial technical contents, are also to be construed as within the range implementable by the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic mechanical diagram of a transmission mechanism 1 in accordance with a first embodiment of the present disclosure. The transmission mechanism 1 includes a first transmission 11, a second transmission 12, a first shaft 10 a, a second shaft 10 b, a clutch 14, and a one-way component 15.

The first transmission 11 includes two gears 110 and 111 engaged with each other, in which one gear (an upper gear) 110 is driven by the first shaft 10 a, while the other gear (a lower gear) 111 is driven by the second shaft 10 b. It can be appreciated that the first transmission 11 can be another type of transmission structure, for example, chains, belts or other suitable mechanical elements, and is not limited to gears.

The second transmission 12 includes two gears 120 and 121 engaged with each other, in which one gear (an upper gear) 120 is driven by the first shaft 10 a, while the other gear (a lower gear) 121 is driven by the second shaft 10 b. It can be appreciated that the second transmission 12 can be another type of transmission structure, for example, chains, belts or other suitable mechanical elements, and is not limited to gears.

The first shaft 10 a can be a rod that penetrates through the upper gear 110 of the first transmission 11 and the upper gear 120 of the second transmission 12, so as to drive the upper gear 110 of the first transmission 11 and the upper gear 120 of the second transmission 12.

The second shaft 10 b can be a rod that penetrates through the lower gear 111 of the first transmission 11 and the lower gear 121 of the second transmission 12, so as to drive the lower gear 111 of the first transmission 11 and the lower gear 121 of the second transmission 12.

The clutch 14 is furnished corresponding to the location of the upper gear 120 of the second transmission 12 and is connected to the first shaft 10 a to control the first shaft 10 a.

In an embodiment, the clutch 14 is a centrifugal clutch, and the first shaft 10 a drives the first transmission 11 and the clutch 14.

The one-way component 15 is furnished corresponding to the location of the lower gear 121 of the second transmission 12, such that the second transmission 12 actuates in cooperation with the one-way component 15.

In an embodiment, the one-way component 15 is a one-way bearing that drives an output component 13. In another embodiment, the output component 13 is of a rod output type (or a gear output type), which includes a case 131 furnished outside the one-way component 15 and a shaft rod 130 connected to the case 131. The output component 13 is connected to an external gear 16 via the shaft rod 130. The gear 16 is engaged with a gear 3 a of a differential 3 in order to drive the differential 3. In an embodiment, the shaft rod 130 of the output component 13 can be optionally integrated with the second shaft 10 b.

Therefore, when the transmission mechanism 1 is in a first gear (e.g., a low-speed gear), the transmission of power P is as shown by the direction of an arrow A. The first shaft 10 a drives the first transmission 11, then the second shaft 10 b operates in cooperation with the one-way component 15, and power P′ is output via the shaft rod 130 of the output component 13. At this time, as the clutch 14 is not engaged with the second transmission 12, so the second transmission 12 does not operate.

Furthermore, when using the transmission mechanism 1 in a second gear (e.g., a high-speed gear), the clutch 14 will engage the second transmission 12 (for example, when the clutch 14 moves towards and abuts the upper gear 120 of the second transmission 12 along direction e), and the transmission of power P is as shown by the direction of an arrow B. That is, the first shaft 10 a drives the clutch 14, then the second transmission 12 operates in cooperation with the one-way component 15, and power P′ is output via the shaft rod 130 driven by the case 131 of the output component 13. At this time, although the first shaft 10 a will drive the first transmission 11 and the second shaft 10 b, the rotational speed of the second transmission 12 is higher than the rotational speed of the second shaft 10 b (or the first transmission 11), resulting in idling of the second shaft 10 b (or the first transmission 11), and the second transmission 12 will drive the case 131 and output power P′.

In an embodiment, the transmission mechanism 1 can be applicable to moving devices and types of cars that has no reversing function, such as, for example, golf carts, scooters, electric bikes, wheelchairs or the like, in order to drive wheels at different locations R and L (front/rear wheels or right/left wheels) of the differential 3, for example.

FIG. 2 is a schematic mechanical diagram of a transmission mechanism 2 in accordance with a second embodiment of the present disclosure. The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the structure and output method of the one-way component.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the transmission mechanism 2 includes a first transmission 21, a second transmission 22, a first shaft 20 a, a second shaft 20 b, a clutch 24, and a one-way component 25.

The first transmission 21 includes two gears 210 and 211, in which one gear (an upper gear) 210 is driven by the first shaft 20 a, while the other gear (a lower gear) 211 is driven by the second shaft 20 b. It can be appreciated that the first transmission 21 can also assume another form of transmission structure, for example, chains, belts or other suitable mechanical elements, and is not limited to gears.

The second transmission 22 includes two gears 220 and 221, in which one gear (an upper gear) 220 is driven by the first shaft 20 a, while the other gear (a lower gear) 221 is driven by the second shaft 20 b. It can be appreciated that the second transmission 22 can also assume another form of transmission structure, for example, chains, belts or other suitable mechanical elements, and is not limited to gears.

The first shaft 20 a can be a rod that drives the upper gear 210 of the first transmission 21 and the upper gear 220 of the second transmission 22.

The second shaft 20 b can be a rod that drives the lower gear 211 of the first transmission 21 and the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22.

The clutch 24 is furnished corresponding to the location of the upper gear 220 of the second transmission 22 and actuates the first shaft 20 a.

In an embodiment, the first shaft 20 a drives the first transmission 21 and the clutch 24. The one-way component 15 is furnished corresponding to the location of the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22, such that the second transmission 22 is actuated in cooperation with the one-way component 15.

In an embodiment, the one-way component 15 is a one-way bearing that drives an output component 23. In another embodiment, the output component 23 is of a gear output type, which includes a gear for driving a differential 3. In yet another embodiment, the gear may be furnished on the differential 3.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 , the one-way component 25 includes a first one-way bearing 251 axially connected to the second shaft 20 b, a second one-way bearing 252 axially connected to the second shaft 20 b and coaxially with the first one-way bearing 251, and a centrifugal clutch 253 connected to the second one-way bearing 252 via a telescopic member 254 such as a spring. The first one-way bearing 251 and the second one-way bearing 252 move in different directions. The one-way component 25 further includes a passive member 250, which is an annular case connected onto the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22 for receiving the centrifugal clutch 253. The centrifugal clutch 253 is of a roller structure.

Therefore, when the transmission mechanism 2 is in the first gear (e.g. the low-speed gear), the transmission of power P is shown by the direction of an arrow A. The first shaft 20 a drives the first transmission 21, then the second shaft 20 b operates in cooperation with the one-way component 25, and power P′ is output via the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22 and the output component 23. At this time, as the clutch 24 is not engaged with the second transmission 22, the upper gear 220 second transmission 22 does not operate.

In an embodiment, the first gear can generate two types of motions, that is, when the centrifugal clutch 253 is disengaged from the passive member 250 (as shown in FIG. 3 ), the transmission path passes through the second shaft 20 b and the first one-way bearing 251 of the one-way component 25, such that the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22 performs positive or forward motion (as shown by arrow A); on the contrary, when the centrifugal clutch 253 engages with the passive member 250 via the telescopic member 254 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), the transmission of power sequentially passes through the second shaft 20 b, the second one-way bearing 252 of the one-way component 25, the centrifugal clutch 253 and the passive member 250, such that the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22 performs negative or reverse motion (as shown by arrow A′).

Furthermore, when the transmission mechanism 2 is used in the second gear (e.g., the high-speed gear), the clutch 24 will engage with the second transmission 22 (for example, when the clutch 24 moves towards and abuts against the upper gear 220 of the second transmission 22 along direction e), and the transmission of power P is shown by the direction of the arrow B. That is, the first shaft 20 a drives the clutch 24, and then the second transmission 22 operates in cooperation with the first one-way bearing 251 of the one-way component 25, such that the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22 outputs power P′ via the output component 23. At this time, although the first shaft 20 a would drive the first transmission 21 and the second shaft 20 b, the rotational speed of the second transmission 22 (or its lower gear 221) is higher than the rotational speed of the second shaft 20 b (or the first transmission 21), resulting in idling of the second shaft 20 b (or the first transmission 21), and the second transmission 22 will drive the output component 23 to output power P′.

In an embodiment, the transmission mechanism 2 will generate three reduction ratios r1, r2 and r3 (i.e., between the gears 210 and 211 of the first transmission 21; between the gears 220 and 221 of the second transmission 22; and between the lower gear 221 of the second transmission 22 and the output component 23).

In addition, the transmission mechanism 2 can be applicable to moving devices and types of cars that has no reversing function, such as, golf carts, cars, or the like, in order to drive, for example, wheels at different locations R and L of the differential 3.

In conclusion, the transmission mechanism according to the present disclosure provides two types of power output by using two drive structures in conjunction with a clutch and a one-way component.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made to the disclosed embodiments. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims and their equivalents. 

What is claimed is:
 1. A one-way component, comprising: a first one-way bearing; a second one-way bearing coaxially connected to the first one-way bearing and furnished for moving in a different direction from the first one-way bearing; and a clutch connected to the second one-way bearing.
 2. The one-way component of claim 1, further comprising a passive member furnished on an outer side of the clutch.
 3. The one-way component of claim 2, wherein the passive member is an annular case furnished for receiving the clutch therein.
 4. The one-way component of claim 1, wherein the clutch is a centrifugal clutch and is connected to the second one-way bearing via a telescopic member. 